Chapter 164 Strike While the Iron is Hot: Dreamtime's First Album
Inside the entertainment company, the girl group members who had taken a long break gathered here again.
After not coming to the company for such a long time, they even miss it a little. Otherwise, why do people say that they are cheap? When it hurts, they cry and shout that they don’t want it anymore, but when it feels good, they miss it so much.
Now, Dreamtime is very popular. Although Dreamtime has only released one single, this single has been very popular recently.
On Korea's Music Bank, the song "Gee" has been at the top of the charts for three consecutive weeks, showing its immense strength.
On YouTube, the number of views of the "Gee" MV has exceeded 70 million, which is a terrifying number.
In China, the song has also become a huge hit online. On TikTok alone, countless people have covered it, with many female anchors joining in to capitalize on the popularity.
This situation caused the popularity of the girl group members to skyrocket, especially Jiang Yunze and Qin Ziran.
Jiang Yunze is now even known as the No. 1 sexiest beauty in Korea, which shows how highly Korean netizens praise Jiang Yunze.
As for Qin Ziran, her popularity in South Korea is also unexpectedly high.
Qin Ziran is a fairy-like figure, and what netizens are most talking about is that she is also a food anchor. Looking at the food she makes, it makes people want to eat. This idyllic life is envied by many people.
In a girl group, she is a sexy girl group member.
On food shows, she transforms into an ethereal food host. Qin Ziran, dressed in ancient costume, drives otakus even crazier. Recently, Qin Ziran's followers on Korean social media accounts have exceeded three million.
This number is terrifying, considering this is South Korea. South Korea's total population is only over 40 million, less than 50 million. Anyone with three million fans in South Korea is incredibly popular. Furthermore, Qin Ziran is Chinese, and Koreans inherently look down on Chinese artists. The fact that Qin Ziran has over three million fans in the Korean market shows just how influential he is.
The girl group members are now extremely popular, and except for Jiang Yunze and Qin Ziran, the others are also very popular. But what makes Korean netizens depressed is that Dream Era did not take advantage of the popularity to participate in Korean variety shows, nor did they have any roadshows or anything like that.
This operation is totally incomprehensible and too mysterious. Even the information of the girl group members is extremely mysterious. We can only search for some basic information on the Internet, and there is very little other information.
Not only ordinary netizens are searching, but many people in the Korean entertainment industry are also looking, including some chaebols. But even with their powerful abilities, they still haven't found much useful information.
They only discovered that Dream Era was a small company with only a few employees. Dream Era's training, including song recordings and music video filming, was all done at the Huaxia branch. Furthermore, the capital behind this small company was also Huaxia Capital.
They only managed to uncover this much information; no further details were available. Currently, Dream Age refuses to accept commercial performances, advertisements, or any other announcements. This behavior makes it impossible for Korean entertainment companies and chaebols to harass Dream Age. Because they don't participate in these events, they've simply released a single online. While the major Korean entertainment companies are powerful, they aren't strong enough to block Dream Age online.
Because Korean social media has stronger capital strength and is all foreign-funded, Korean entertainment companies are not even in their eyes.
Mystery! Dream Era is incredibly mysterious, and the more mysterious it is, the more curious people become. Dream Era now boasts a massive fan base in Korea, primarily male. For Dream Era, they're like lush green leeks, and they're growing incredibly well.
"Everyone, you're already very famous. In fact, you've been invited to many variety shows recently, and many brands want you to be their spokespersons. The highest offer is over 10 million..."
Tang Qing said with a smile, which made everyone's eyes light up.
Damn, the fee for an advertising endorsement now is tens of millions. It’s too easy to make money.
“But I rejected them all.”
Tang Qing’s next words made everyone’s eyes widen.
Why refuse? Why refuse with so much money?
"The reason is simple, because you're about to start recording your first real album. Once this album is released, you'll start making money. By then, your value might increase significantly again, and the tens of millions in endorsement fees might just be the beginning."
Hearing this, everyone immediately regained their fighting spirit. "Shit, is that true? This is just the beginning. This money is too easy to earn." You have to know that the company only takes a small percentage of the advertising endorsement fees they accept.
The company only takes 20% of the advertising endorsement fees. The remaining 80% belongs to the group or individual. These days, endorsement fees start at tens of millions, which is practically a money grab.
"Alright, everyone, stop standing there. Just like last time, focus on practicing your dance moves. Mengmeng, remember to teach them well..."
Su Yang spoke, and everyone nodded. Yang Mengmeng was excited, and could teach them again. Seeing Yang Mengmeng's excited eyes, Wang Yunze and the others grinned. Damn, life is getting tough again.
But at this moment, everyone had almost no resistance in their hearts. When they learned that they could make so much money, women's clothing and the like were already so insignificant in their minds that they could be ignored.
Even if they grew up with no worries about food and clothing and their families were wealthy, they also knew that making money at home was not easy, and their parents worked from dawn to dusk. Although making money was quick, it was also hard-earned money.
What's more, their families can only be considered wealthy, not truly rich.
The most valuable assets they had were only a few hundred million. They weren't even considered wealthy. To be considered wealthy, one had to have at least tens of billions. Only families with hundreds of billions were considered wealthy. If their families were that wealthy, how could they be so reluctant to even buy a large cow?
Look at the truly top-tier second-generation rich in the elite circles. They're the real rich second-generations. They have luxury cars worth tens of millions, private jets, yachts, and everything else. They can afford it; their families have plenty of money. But Wang Yunze and his friends can't, because they're nowhere near that level.
Fighting spirit, everyone is full of fighting spirit at this moment.
The members of Dream Era are full of fighting spirit, Tang Qing is full of fighting spirit, and even Su Yang is full of fighting spirit.
Who in this world would complain about having too much money? Especially when it comes to the fast money of the entertainment industry, no one would complain about having too much. Including Su Yang himself. Su Yang is lazy, but he doesn't dislike money. He's the real money-grubber; he won't give away a cent of the money that's offered to him.
“It’s finally done.”
In Qin Shuyao's studio, Qin Shuyao's face was full of smiles as she looked at the newly produced album.
After such a long period of hard work, this new album is finally finished. This is a proper album, not a mini album or a single.
This album has twelve songs, which is not too many but definitely not too few either.
All twelve songs were written by Su Yang. He also wrote the lyrics and composed the music. After Su Yang admitted his identity, Yang Shu became a thing of the past. Therefore, the data standard no longer marked Yang Shu. It only marked Su Yang. Qin Shuyao was still very happy to see Su Yang in the spotlight.
The most terrifying thing is that the lyrics and music of all twelve songs were written by the same person.
It's terrifying that one person wrote an album for Qin Shuyao in such a short time.
It's not just a matter of efficiency; the quality is astonishingly high. Twelve songs, every one of them is incredibly good. That's the real deal. He's a god-like being. Songwriting seems like inspiration comes naturally, as if he doesn't even need to search for it. But thinking about the sheer quantity and quality of the songs Su Yang has produced recently, everyone is relieved. This bastard is both high-quality and prolific.
Although the album has not been officially released yet, the people in the studio can basically guess the result.
Even if the sales of an album like this don't explode, the word of mouth will definitely be good. This album is definitely a masterpiece. There are very few such masterpieces in recent years.
The music scene is actually in decline. Especially with the rise of young and handsome young artists in recent years, the music scene has become increasingly worse. It's almost like the music scene isn't really a music scene anymore, it's a talent show.
Those so-called new singers don't compete to see who has better songs, but who is prettier or more handsome.
As long as they're beautiful, capital can hype them up, release a few so-called electronic music tracks, and sing a few whiny lines, and they can make a lot of money and reap the profits. And those brainless fans, on the other hand, are willing to be the leeks to be harvested by these capital. Capital loves these brainless, gullible, and fresh leeks the most. Not only are they easy to harvest, but they also grow fast.
Simply put, the winds of capital have shifted. With such easy money to be made, who would still be willing to make music? For investors, creating a good singer is also about making money, and creating traffic to profit is also about making money, so naturally, they will create whatever is available quickly.
Good looks are more important than good singing. In this kind of atmosphere, fewer and fewer people can dedicate themselves to making music. This is also why so many people born in the 1980s and 1990s are complaining that they can no longer understand the current songs.
It's not that I don't understand, but that they have no intention of being a serious singer. The so-called young singers nowadays are not playing with music at all, but with beauty and fan circles.
"Shuyao, I wish you a big success in advance."
Liao Fei said with a smile.
"Thank you, and thank you for this time..."
Qin Shuyao said this with a smile, but she was also a little nervous.
No one can predict the sales of electronic albums. Although Qin Shuyao thinks her singing is good, it is still hard to say whether fans will buy it.
Qin Shuyao's fans are all from the 1980s and 1990s. This group of people are very rational in their spending, after all, they are middle-aged. They are not like the 2000s or even 2010s kids who will spend any amount of money for their idols.
Although the price of electronic albums is not expensive, not many people will buy them if the quality of the songs is not good.
Selling electronic albums is actually more difficult than selling records in the past. In the past, if you wanted to buy a record, you just had to trick people into selling it and you’d make the money.
But nowadays, electronic albums are available for trial listening.
On the online platform, users can try out the songs for free once. If you think the songs are good and you don’t like them after just one listen, you can pay to purchase them.
If you listen to a song once and don't like it, then you don't have to spend money to buy it. In this model, it all depends on the singer's appeal. Nowadays, fans of young singers buy songs without even listening to them.
On the contrary, some veteran singers, real singers, release a single album, and their fans will listen carefully to it first. If they like it, they will consider whether to buy it. If they don’t like it, they will just buy it for free. Qin Shuyao now has no idea how much appeal her fans have, so how can she not be uneasy?
Night falls, another Friday night. The Masked Singer's top 5 to top 3 competition will air tonight. Countless viewers have been glued to their computers or televisions since early morning. They are filled with anticipation for this episode. At this stage of the competition, the remaining contestants are very strong, especially the Big Devil.
In the last competition, the Great Devil demonstrated his incredible voice-changing abilities, stunning the audience. The song "Lada Bangba" has been incredibly popular online these days. Countless influencers have tried to imitate it, but ultimately failed, unless they sang it together. While the song's content isn't impressive, the technique behind it is truly remarkable, and the godlike voice-changing technique has captivated many netizens.
Therefore, netizens are even more looking forward to tonight's game, hoping that the big devil will have a stronger performance tonight and bring everyone better songs.
At 8 p.m., the new episode of The Masked Singer officially aired. Everyone watched intently, and the contestants who made it this far were incredibly talented. While their originality wasn't as impressive as the Big Devil, their singing skills were commendable, and their adaptations were also quite impressive. This episode was incredibly high-quality, a true battle of the gods.
"Here he comes, the big devil is here. He's wearing a black robe again, hahahaha..."
"I've finally been waiting for this, but the contestants tonight are all very strong, it's like a battle between gods!"
"Looking forward to it. I wonder what new song the Big Devil will sing tonight."
"Is the Big Devil really Su Yang? Yanjing TV is too cunning, always letting the Big Devil appear last."
"After reading the explosive post, I think it makes a lot of sense. The big devil might be Su Yang..."
The Big Devil's appearance sparked heated discussion among the audience. The comments went viral, demonstrating the Big Devil's appeal. Backstage at Yanjing Television, staff members looked at the ratings data, their faces beaming. The Big Devil was now their ratings guarantee; whenever he appeared, the ratings would soar.
Yanjing TV is now incredibly grateful to Su Yang. They owed him a favor back then, but they never expected him to be so powerful. After all that sighing, there's also a bit of regret. A contestant as strong as Su Yang can only participate in one season. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. With "Masked Singer" being so popular now, there's definitely going to be a second season. Without the big bad guy, I wonder if the ratings can hold up.
The music started, and everyone fell silent, including the comments. Everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the big devil's performance, but soon everyone showed surprise.
Cover, this time the Big Devil didn't even sing an original song, but sang a cover. This song is also very familiar to everyone, it is Qin Shuyao's "Dear Child". This song is very popular. The important thing is that this song is also Yang Shu. If the Big Devil is Su Yang, and Su Yang is Yang Shu, then this thing will be interesting.
"Dear child..."
The voice of the Great Devil sounded. Without showing off his skills or using a voice actor, he sang this song with deep emotion, telling the story of loneliness played in the MV.
Watching the MV and listening to the Great Devil's voice, many viewers suddenly shed tears, feeling suppressed and uncomfortable, wondering if they were that lonely child. Thinking about themselves, aren't they just like that child, wanting to hold on to everyone, but often feeling powerless?
This song is really heartfelt. There are no complicated techniques or showmanship. It is just plain singing, singing the author's own story in a plain way.
The Great Devil is like the protagonist in a story, gently telling his own story with his song. This plain narration makes the song touch the heart directly, making many people unable to hold back their tears.
At this moment, many people finally understood that singing can really move people, resonate with people, and even make people cry.
The barrage of comments miraculously quieted down, and everyone was listening carefully to the singing of the Great Devil.
When the song slowly ended, the barrage of comments became completely lively.
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